- Company Name
- JD Sports Canada
- Job Title
- Cyber Security Engineer / Architect
- Job Description
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Job Title: Cyber Security Engineer / Architect
Role Summary: Lead the design, implementation, and maturation of cybersecurity strategies, architectures, and operations to establish and strengthen organizational security postures from the ground up. Serve as a local subject matter expert while collaborating with global IT security teams to align frameworks and drive compliance.
Expectations:
- 5+ years in cybersecurity engineering, architecture, or operations.
- Experience building/maturing security practices in fast-paced, multi-brand, or expanding environments.
- Hands-on technical experience with security tools and frameworks.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and implement secure infrastructure for enterprise, cloud, and retail systems.
- Define and enforce security governance, risk frameworks, and compliance standards.
- Evaluate, implement, and optimize tools (SIEM, EDR, DLP, IAM, MFA, PAM).
- Conduct risk assessments, threat modeling, compliance reviews, and breach simulations.
- Develop security awareness programs, remediation plans, and disaster recovery strategies.
- Document operational processes (runbooks, playbooks) and align with global security frameworks.
Required Skills:
- Proficiency in cloud, endpoint, and network security (AWS, Azure, hybrid environments).
- Experience with endpoint detection, identity management, access control, and vulnerability management.
- Familiarity with SIEM (Splunk), EDR (CrowdStrike), DLP, and compliance frameworks (PIPEDA, Bill 25, PCI-DSS, CIS).
- Strong knowledge of technical security architecture, incident response, and patching workflows.
Required Education & Certifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field preferred.
- Relevant certifications preferred (CISSP, CISM, CEH, AWS Security).